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Cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness.  You can get a cataract in one or both eyes, but it won't spread from one eye to the other.  Most people, by the age of 80, will have a cataract or had cataract surgery.  Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgeries in the US.

A cataract is a clouding of the lens - the lens is located behind the pupil and the iris.  The lens is usually transparent allowing light to pass through, but when it becomes cloudy, this is called a cataract.

If not treated, a cataract can cause blindness.  And the longer you let a cataract go, the more difficult it is to treat it.

This month, we will talk about the causes, symptoms and treatments for cataracts.

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